(PRESS RELEASE) -- Three title fights highlight stacked lineup for
MFC 38: Behind Enemy Lines The Maximum Fighting Championship is
pleased to invite the media to the official press conference for
the introduction of six men vying for MFC titles at MFC 38: Behind
Enemy Lines.

The press conference will take place on Wednesday, October 2 at 2
p.m. at the Chop Steakhouse & Bar inside the Sutton Place Hotel
in Edmonton, Alberta (10235-101 Street). Fighters will be available
for one-on-one interviews as well as for video and still
photographs.

MFC Owner/President Mark Pavelich will be on hand to meet with the
media and discuss MFC 38: Behind Enemy Lines which will be held on
Friday, October 3 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton,
Alberta. The main card for MFC 38: Behind Enemy Lines will air live
on AXS TV (formerly HDNet) throughout the United States beginning
at 10 p.m. ET/8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT (check local listings for channel
designation). The preliminary bouts for MFC 38 will be broadcast
live on the Maximum Fighting Championship's Facebook page beginning
at 8:15 p.m. ET/6:15 p.m. MT/5:15 p.m. PT.

For the first time in the history of the Maximum Fighting
Championship, three title fights will take place on the same
evening at MFC 38:

All six title hopefuls will attend the press conference along with
two popular local competitors who will be squaring off in the MFC's
middleweight division as Teddy Ash
faces Jared
McComb.

MFC Heavyweight Title

Undefeated Canadian standout Smealinho
Rama (6-0) puts his perfect record on the line in his shot at
the MFC championship belt against Anthony
Hamilton (10-2).

Rama, who was born in Greece and now fights out of Calgary,
Alberta, has finished all six of his opponents inside the first
round with not a single bout reaching the four-minute mark. Rama
(Twitter: @smealinhorama) has won three fights each via knockout
and submission. Rama, who is currently ranked No. 35 in the world,
was named the 2012 Fight Matrix Rookie of the Year and also
received the MFC's Submission of the Year for 2012.

Hamilton (Twitter: @A_Hamilton_MMA_) makes his organizational debut
having won four straight fights - all first-round verdicts
including three knockouts. Hamilton fights out of Albuquerque, New
Mexico.

MFC Middleweight Title

The MFC's two best in the 185-pound division lock horns for the
title as "Smilen" Sam Alvey
(20-5) goes after the belt against unbeaten newcomer Jason South
(10-0).

Alvey (Twitter: @smilensam) is making his second attempt that the
title and is coming off a sensational third-round knockout win at
MFC 37. The Temecula, California, product, holds 12 career
knockouts. Alvey, who is ranked No. 50 in the world by Fight
Matrix, is also a new dad and is married to America's Next Top
Model winner McKey Sullivan.

South, who fights out of West Jordan, Utah, is a spectacular
submission specialist having coaxed tapouts from his foes in nine
of his 10 victories. South (Twitter: @jasonksouth) has five
first-round wins to his credit along with one knockout victory.

MFC Bantamweight Title

The very first champion in the MFC's 135-pound division will be
crowned as Anthony
Birchak (10-1) matches up against Tito Jones
(10-6).

Birchak, who fights out of Tucson, Arizona, is coming off a Fight
of the Year front-runner for his action-packed decision victory at
MFC 37. Birchak (Twitter: @abirchakMMA) has won four straight
fights, and boasts three knockouts and five submissions on his
resume.

Jones (Twitter: @titokidko) has won three straight fights and has
three first-round knockouts on his career log. The Tempe, Arizona,
product is a neuropsychology student and trained in boxing under
Roy Jones Sr.

Ash vs. McComb

These two popular middleweights will open up the AXS TV Fights main
card. Teddy Ash
(3-0), who fights out of Fort McMurray, Alberta, has two knockouts
to his credit and is making his debut in the Maximum Fighting
Championship, while Jared
McComb (5-2-1), who will have home-town support in Edmonton,
Alberta, is coming off his first organizational win at MFC 37. A
pair of lightweight battles will also be featured on the MFC 38
main card. One is the hotly anticipated rematch between Jonatas
Novaes and Kurt
Southern. The winner of this bout has been guaranteed a shot at
the MFC lightweight title.

Novaes (11-4) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist fighting out of
Chicago, Illinois. Novaes (Twitter: @jonatasnovaes) has won six of
his last seven fights including a stunning, come-from-behind
submission win over Southern at MFC 36. Southern (12-4), who hails
from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, rallied from his loss to Novaes by
taking out former title challenger Mukai
Maromo via first-round submission at MFC 37. Southern (Twitter:
@KurtSouthern) has won four of his last five outings.

In the other lightweight matchup, two crowd-pleasers will clash as
Aaron
Gallant (5-5) of Calgary, Alberta, takes on Matt Jelly (3-2),
who hails from Fort McMurray, Alberta. The MFC 38: Behind Enemy
Lines undercard will have four fights airing live on the MFC
Facebook page. Featured in the preliminary bouts are notable fan
favorites including Garret
Nybakken, Corey Gower,
and Cody
Krahn.